The United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care is committing £2 million to support the Nigerian government in strengthening her health workforce in its vision to achieve Universal Health Coverage, UHC. Welcoming the new funding commitment in a press statement, the World Health Organisation, WHO, who negotiated the move […]
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Governor Of Kaduna State Blames Worsening Insecurity in North West On The Immediate Past Governors of States In The Region.
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has attributed the worsening insecurity in the North West to failure on the part of immediate past governors of states The current governor, Mr Sani, made this known when he appeared as a guest on television on Tuesday. He also stated that the insecurity […]
Nigeria’s House Of Representatives Declares National Carrier Launched By Buhari’s Administration A Fraud
The House of Representatives has faulted the claimed launch of Nigeria Air at the days before the end of administration of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, declaring it a fraud. Nnolim Nnaji, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, the launch of Nigeria Air a fraud after the […]
Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress Suspend Planned Strike
THE Organised Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has suspended its planned strike scheduled to begin today. According to the leaders the suspension is to enable further negotiations with the Federal Government. This was part of the resolutions reached at […]
Makinde Predicts Oyo Will Be The First Nigerian State To Attain Energy Self-Sufficiency
Following the fifth Alteration Bill No. 33, Devolution of Powers (National Grid System) that has been signed into law which will enable states to generate and distribute electricity, Governor Seyi Makind of Oyo State is set to explore the opportunity. Inaugurating some transformers at Ona-Ara Local Government area of the […]
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund Approves 130 Million Naira For Polytechnics
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130 Million Naira as zonal intervention for each polytechnics in its 2023 intervention line which is geared towards reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. This was revealed by the Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, Buhari Mika’Ilu at the TETFund/NBTE […]
Federal High Court in Abuja Dismisses Suit Against Bola Tinubu
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by five residents of the federal capital territory (FCT), who sought to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president. Presiding on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo, ordered the lawyer representing the five residents to pay the sum of N10 […]
Transport hike: Kwara Govt reduces work days to three
The Kwara State Government on Monday directed that work days be reduced from five days to three per week for every worker in the state. This according to the government, is following the astronomical hike in transport fares. This is contained in a statement in Ilorin, by Murtala Atoyebi, the […]
Wike Says He will consult His wife, others if Tinubu offers Him appointment
The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he would make consultations with his wife and friends to determine whether or not to take up any appointment offer from President Bola Tinubu. Wike, in an interview with BBC Pidgin, insisted that his wife and friends are the […]
Tinubu Receives Wike, Akpabio, Umahi In Aso Rock.
President Bola Tinubu has received in audience the former governors of Rivers and Ebonyi states, Nyesom Wike and David Umahi respectively as well as Senator Godswill Akpabio, the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Senate Presidency. This is the second time the former Rivers state governor […]